Hebrews 3:13-14-15

We have come to share in Christ, if indeed we hold firmly till the end our original conviction.

As has just been said, Today if you will hear his voice, do not harden your hearts as you did in the rebellion. So we see that they were not able to enter, because of their unbelief.

I. Hold firmly till the end.

We as Christians and Believers are commanded to hold on to our Faith until the end. That indicates that there will be trials, discomforts, challenges to your Faith in God. Faith in Christ doesn’t not mane an absence of trouble, temptation or problems in your life. You will be tested in your faith. Your commitment will be tested. Your loyalty to Christ will be tested. As Christ told Peter, he stated that Satan has desired to sift you as wheat…but I have prayed for you that your Faith shall remain. However the Bible has a clear message on endurance, enduring the test of life and the persecutions of the Christian, it is a message for those who do endure to the end they shall be saved. This is not to indicate you lose your salvation but a message of endurance to Christians to endure to the End. Enduring to the end isn’t always easy as your Faith walk faced daily issues. As Paul stated to a young Pastor named Timothy to endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ that he may please the one who enlisted him, You have been enlisted upon the conception of your faith. Once you professed Christ you were enlisted into a heavens citizenship and representation of God in the Earth. You were enlisted to be a soldier one who fights battles daily. Moral battles, engaging in truth, watching for your souls and the hearts and problems of others in this world, You are in the forestages of the Apocalypse and the days of the anit Christ. Your hearts must be strong to persevere and deal with the moral corruption that will be and is present in the earth. Evil doers the bible says will wax worse and worse. So hold firmly to your Faith and Belief in Christ for he is your redeemer.

II. Our original Conviction.

Hold firmly till the end our original conviction. Your original conviction comes from the moment that your heart was touched by Christ. It was the moment of your revelation of his love and that his salvation became forged in your spirits and hearts. It was your moment of discovery of the paths of righteousness and the promise of heaven became true to you. It is your original conviction because it was your first moment of understanding the truth of God as the Holy Spirit convicted you and brought you to the understanding of your need in Christ. It is where your relationship with Christ and God began..it is what sustains you at this very moment and day to day. IT was your starting point in your Faith. This is what you are to hold to. As God says to Timothy Hold Fast to the Faithful Words…we are to be keepers and holders of the truth. Don’t let them slip from your grasp. Hold on to the words of life, and the faithful testimony of Christ. Never let go of your First love or your original conviction…the moment you were convicted of your sins and your hearts received the salvation of God and you became a believer. That is your conviction moment…the moment of Gods love to you. Christ said to one of the Churches in revelation, You have left your first love. Never leave Christ and he will never leave you. Jesus said I am with you even until the end. Don’t allow desperation cause you to do desperate or disastourous things with your Faith. Hold to your core values that you have known and received in Him. Be strong and courageous for your redeemer will comfort you. Adam and Eve lost their original conviction..they walked away from paradise but you and I have a conviction that is the Anchor of our souls. And as Jesus has always declared the Truth shall set you free. So allow you inner being to be infused with strength from the Almighty to Keep that which has been entrusted to you. And what God has given you. Your Faith that has embraced Christ and his Love for you. Your original Conviction will conquer time and consequences.. Conviction is a firmly held belief…one that if necessary you would die for. Not many or no one is willing to die for an idea but a belief is different. We see this is suicide bombers and in the name of Jihad or Holy War. But here your original conviction is in Christ and his resurrection, Pick up the works of Christ and be a contributor to his kingdom through acts of kindness and love. To serve and to assist those in need. A motivation of Faith and Love in our Lord Jesus Christ. This is one of the compelling evidences of our Faith, it is Love and Keeping his Commandments. Obedience to the Cross and words of Christ. These all hold and work together in our Faith of our Lord.

III. Hear his Voice- Jesus said I am the good Shepherd and my sheep know my voice. Those that know the voice of God are listening to the Lord lead them. HE leads us in the paths of righteousness for his names sake. God never leads us down paths of corruption or evil. We are to listen to the instructions of the Great Shepherd as he guides and governs our lives. This is done through his word, his Spirit and through Prayer…the Lords prayer states: Lord lead us not into temptation…We are to listen to his voice and he will guide us into greener pastures where Gods provision exist. Listen and Learn,. Hear his Voice Today as it is said and harden not your hearts as some did and could not enter into his rest.

IV.. Were not able to enter in…So we see they were not able to enter in because of their unbelief. Entering in indicates the stepping through a doorway into another room or place. In this case it is entering into the promises of heaven a better land to dwell in. There is a story of 12 spies in the Bible who went into the land that God had promised the Children of Israel. In that land they saw bountiful fields of food, grapes and everything they would ever need to sustain them, but they also saw one more thing Giants that lived in the land. This became a hindrance to reaching their full potential that God had promised. They focused on the problem and not the promise. Today you can enter in to the promise of God in your life but you cannot allow the negative or the presence of Giants in your path cause you to back away. They went back to the people and told them it was impossible to possess a land that God had promised them. As I have said before if you be willing and obedient you shall eat the good of the Land. Today don’t look at what keeps you back but look at what God has said in his word. And allow him to move you forward. It says it was due to their lack of belief or their unbelief..but if God is able to save you His grace is able to take you to where you need to go. Yeah though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I will fear no evil for thou art with me…your rod and your staff they do comfort me…you cause me to lie down in green pastures beside still waters… you prepare a table before me in the presence of mine enemies, you anoint my head with oil and my cup runs over…surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever….this is the rest and place God wants us to enter into. Shall we do it? We are more than able through him that loved us. To whom be glory and honor and power forever and ever ….Amen